Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Baron,S/Miller,K, Boethius and Gottfried Leibniz
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 1. Laws of Nature
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Each possible world contains its own laws, reflected in the possible individuals of that world [Leibniz]
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God's laws would be meaningless without internal powers for following them [Leibniz]
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An entelechy is a law of the series of its event within some entity [Leibniz]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism
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If there is some trace of God in things, that would explain their natural force [Leibniz]
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Qualities should be predictable from the nature of the subject [Leibniz]
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Gold has a real essence, unknown to us, which produces its properties [Leibniz]
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Part of our idea of gold is its real essence, which is not known to us in detail [Leibniz]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / c. Essence and laws
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Each of the infinite possible worlds has its own laws, and the individuals contain those laws [Leibniz]
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12725
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Leibniz wanted to explain motion and its laws by the nature of body [Leibniz, by Garber]
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16507
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The law within something fixes its persistence, and accords with general laws of nature [Leibniz]
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11945
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In addition to laws, God must also create appropriate natures for things [Leibniz]
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Gravity is within matter because of its structure, and it can be explained. [Leibniz]
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The only permanence in things, constituting their substance, is a law of continuity [Leibniz]
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 10. Closure of Physics
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Leibniz had an unusual commitment to the causal completeness of physics [Leibniz, by Papineau]
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